Title:
Department of Insurance State Fire Marshal fire insurance maps
Description:
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) regulates the Texas insurance industry. The Texas State Fire Marshal is a division of the TDI that promotes fire safety through prevention, education and protection. These Department of Insurance State Fire Marshal fire insurance maps are commercially printed and hand-drawn and were used by the State Fire Marshal's office to determine fire insurance rates for Texas cities and towns. Maps date from 1906 to 1992, undated, bulk dating from 1920 to 1980.
Collection:
Texas Department of Insurance State Fire Marshal fire insurance maps
Creator:
Texas. State Fire Marshal
Date range of creation:
1906 to 1992
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Fire insurance
Subject:
Sanborn Map Company
Subject:
State supervision
Subject:
Texas. Fire Insurance Department
Subject:
Texas. State Board of Insurance
Subject:
Texas. State Fire Insurance Commission
Type:
Fire insurance maps
Citation information:
(Identify the item), Texas Department of Insurance State Fire Marshal fire insurance maps. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
Maps are arranged alphabetically by city name, and then by map type and creator. The inventory ends with one map covering multiple cities in Lubbock County, one map of an unidentified city in Jasper County, and two maps for which the city and county are unknown.
Copyright information:
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Size or duration:
136.13 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/11002.xml
Language:
English